PACE Buyer - Buyers Desk

Aquent is partnering with a globally recognized leader in digital entertainment, an innovative platform dedicated to transforming how people engage with audio experiences worldwide. This company is at the forefront of its industry, fostering a vibrant ecosystem for creators and continuously pushing the boundaries of digital innovation.

Are you ready to be the linchpin of operational efficiency within a dynamic, global organization? We are seeking a highly detail-oriented and proactive procurement professional to join our client's Procurement Operations team. In this pivotal role, you will directly influence the financial health and operational agility of a leading entertainment platform, ensuring that every purchase is meticulously structured and ready for payment. Your expertise will empower business teams to innovate swiftly, free from procurement hurdles, directly contributing to the company's ongoing success and groundbreaking advancements.

What You'll Do

• Drive the end-to-end execution of purchases, from initial request intake to purchase order creation, vendor coordination, and invoice readiness.
• Review and prioritize incoming purchase requests, accurately creating requisitions on behalf of business teams.
• Ensure financial accuracy by mapping requests to the correct commodity codes, general ledger alignment, cost centers, and project codes.
• Determine and apply correct prepaid treatment by establishing service start and end dates from contracts and statements of work.
• Manage the full lifecycle of purchase orders, including amendments, renewals, monthly netting activities, and closures.
• Collaborate closely with Finance Planning & Analysis to confirm budget availability, validate coding, and support month-end accrual reviews.
• Act as a primary point of contact for vendors, coordinating on purchase order setup, payment terms, and invoicing requirements to facilitate smooth processing.
• Support vendor onboarding processes and ensure all assessments are completed before purchase requisitions are raised.
• Proactively follow up on missing goods receipts to enable timely invoice payments.
• Provide seamless support to business requesters, acting as their go-to expert from intake through purchase order issuance and ensuring their needs are met without them needing to navigate complex systems.
• Assess all requests for compliance with internal policies, regional requirements (e.g., tax treatment, entity-specific rules), and escalate non-compliant behaviors with clear documentation.
• Coordinate with sourcing teams to finalize purchase order setup post-contract execution.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of hands-on experience in procurement operations or procure-to-pay execution, including purchase order creation and queue management.
• Demonstrated understanding of the connections between general ledger accounts, cost centers, project codes, and payment terms.
• Experience with a procure-to-pay (P2P) platform.
• Proven ability to manage a diverse queue of requests at various stages while consistently meeting service level agreements.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills, enabling effective collaboration with finance, accounts payable, legal, and various business stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail in managing data inputs such as commodity codes, entity information, currency, and financial coding.
• Experience operating in a global or multi-entity environment where regional requirements influence purchase order structure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Direct experience with an industry-leading procure-to-pay (P2P) platform, including purchase order creation, invoice exception handling, and supplier portal support.
• Familiarity with procurement intake or vendor assessment tools.
• Background collaborating with Finance Planning & Analysis on accruals, prepaid treatment, or month-end close processes.
• Procurement experience within the media, technology, or entertainment sectors, particularly with spend categories like marketing, content, or talent.
• Experience working within a shared services or centralized procurement model.

About Skill:

Skill connects the best professional, IT, engineering, financial and administrative talent with the world's biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to benefits such as health benefit contributions, retirement plans with match and flexible spending accounts.

Skill is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.